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Definition of Indian rhinoceros
1. Noun. Having one horn.
Generic synonyms: Rhino, Rhinoceros
Group relationships: Genus Rhinoceros
Definition of Indian rhinoceros
1. Noun. A species of rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, in the familia Rhinocerotidae. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indian Rhinoceros
Literary usage of Indian rhinoceros
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"... in which we find the stupendous Indian elephant, and that comparatively rare
animal in England, the one-horned, or Indian rhinoceros —the original, ..."
2. The Polar and Tropical Worlds: A Description of Man and Nature in the Polar by Georg Hartwig (1872)
"... Habits—Modes of Hunting the Rhinoceros—The One-Horned or Indian rhinoceros—The
Two-Horned Rhinoceros of the Malay Archipelago—Rhinoceros-Paths in Java. ..."
3. The Standard Library of Natural History: Embracing Living Animals of Thw by Charles John Cornish (1908)
"Despite its great size and strength, the Indian rhinoceros ... When the Indian
rhinoceros does make good its charge against either man or elephant, ..."
4. Fifty Years' Reminiscences of India: A Retrospect of Travel, Adventure and by Fitz William Thomas Pollok (1896)
"Indian rhinoceros. Erroneous ideas as to the impenetrability of a rhinoceros'
hide— Generally harmless, but dangerous when wounded—Herd with elephant and ..."
5. Wild beasts and their ways: Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America by Samuel White Baker (1890)
""The Indian rhinoceros. (Rh. Indicus, Cuv.) In addition to its twenty grinders,
this species has two stout incisive teeth in each jaw, together with two ..."
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